title: Beyond bevacizumab: investigating new angiogenesis inhibitors in ovarian cancer.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological cancer, mainly because of the advanced stage of the disease at diagnosis, with recent research investigating novel targets and agents into the clinical practice, with the aim to improve prognosis and quality of life. Angiogenesis is a significant target for ovarian cancer therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Areas covered in this review include the most common molecular pathways of angiogenesis, which have provided novel targets for tailored therapy in ovarian cancer patients. These therapeutic strategies comprise monoclonal antibodies and tyrosine kinase inhibitors. These drugs have as molecular targets such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), VEGF receptor, platelet-derived growth factor, fibroblast growth factor, angiopoietin and Ephrin type-A receptor 2.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The expansion in understanding the molecular biology that characterizes cancer cells has led to the rapid development of new agents to target important pathways, but the heterogeneity of ovarian cancer biology indicates that there is no predominant defect. This review attempts to discuss progress till date in tackling a more general target applicable to ovarian cancer angiogenesis.
authors.affiliation: 'Sapienza' University of Rome, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Policlinico 'Umberto I' , Rome , Italy federica.tomao@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tomao
authors.forename: Anselmo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papa
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caruso
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zoratto
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Benedetti Panici
authors.forename: Silverio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomao
mesh_terms: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000068258:Bevacizumab; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000068258:Bevacizumab